2025 USA Powerlifting Evergreen State Showdown (WA-2025-01)

2025 USA Powerlifting Evergreen State Showdown (WA-2025-01)

February 8, 2025

Venue: Black Goat Fitness Spokane

123 E Mission Ave, Spokane, WA 99202

Meet Directors: Cameron Cavanaugh & Alessya Floryanovich

E-mail: 509powerlifting@gmail.com

Registration Information:

●  REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER 18th, 2024.

●  Registration can be found on liftingcast.com

●  This competition is open to Raw & Raw with Wraps lifters only.

Waitlist:

●  Availability: The waitlist will be available once the meet reaches full capacity.

●  Eligibility: The waitlist is open to Raw lifters only.

Competition & Warm Up Equipment:

●  Hansu Power Combo Racks

●  Hansu 20 KG Power Bars

●  KG Competition Plates

Entry Fees:
This meet will be open to Raw lifters only (Raw with Wraps is also allowed), no equipped lifters.

● Powerlifting (Full meet: Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift): $140

●  Bench Press Only: $140

●  Deadlift Only: $140

●  Deadlift and Bench Press (Push/Pull): $140

●  Additional Single Lift: $30 (example: Full Power + Bench Press Only)

●  Additional age category: $30 (example: Open + Junior)

●  Team Entry: $60

●  Teams must be registered with USAPL no later than January 7th, 2025.

○ Teams who are not registered by the deadline will NOT be eligible for the team award.

● $60 entry fee for the entire team, not per individual lifter.

Please note that no refunds will be issued except in the event of unforeseen circumstances leading to the cancellation of this event.

Lifting Schedule:

●  February 8, 2025 (Saturday)

●  This event will be a 1 day, 2 session event.

○ Sessions will not be set until after registration closes.
● Please note, we will NOT have early check-ins. Equipment check-in & rack heights will be done on Saturday, the day of the meet.

Session 1

● Lifter/equipment check-in: 6:30 am
○ During check-in, you can also check your rack heights.

●  Weigh-in: 7:00 am – 8:30 am

●  Lifting begins- 9:00 am (We estimate lifting will finish around 1:00 – 2:00 pm)

Session 2

● Lifter/equipment check-in: 12:30 pm

○ During check-in, you can also check your rack heights.

●  Weigh-in: 1:00 pm – 2:30pm

●  Lifting begins: 3:00 pm (We estimate lifting will finish around 7:00 pm)

Note: Participants will receive their final schedule via email approximately 2 weeks before the event.

Event Details:

●  Event Format: This will be a one day, two session event.

●  Eligibility:

○  Open to all current members of USA Powerlifting. No qualifying total is required.

○  Beginners and first-time competitors are welcome.

○  Reminder: This event is only open to Raw & Raw with Wraps lifters.

●  Membership: If you’re not a USA Powerlifting member, you must become one to compete.

○ Memberships purchased after Nov 1, 2024, will be valid until Dec 31, 2025. If you sign up BEFORE November 1st, fill in “0” for your USAPL #. Please sign up for a USAPL membership after November 1st, and email me with your membership card information when that time comes.

●  Record Setting:

○  State records CAN be set during this event in your registered state.

○  National records CANNOT be set at this meet.

●  Categories: Raw & Raw with Wraps. No equipped.

●  Lifting Options: Full Power, Bench Only, Deadlift Only, or Push/Pull (Bench and Deadlift).

Weigh-in Information:

● Lifters are allowed to change weight classes up until the day of the event, including at weigh-ins.

○ Meet directors have discretion to move lifters to a later session if necessary.

Awards:

●  Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age and weight division.

●  Best lifter awards will be presented to the male and female lifters with the highest DOTS scores.

●  If there are a sufficient number of teams, a team award will be presented.

General Information

Spectator Admission:

●  Entry fee: $15 – CASH or VENMO ONLY

●  Children: 12 years old and under enter for free.

●  Parking: The parking lot will likely fill up quickly and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional street parking is available if needed. Carpooling is encouraged.

Handlers/Coaches:

●  Each raw lifter may only have one handler/coach in the warm-up area.

○ Individuals without a coaching pass or with multiple coaches will be asked to leave the warm-up area.

●  Coaches/Handlers must pay the entry fee to enter the venue.

Lifting attire:

● Please adhere to USA Powerlifting rules regarding attire – including the use of logos, singlets, knee sleeves, belts, t-shirts, shoes, and wrist wraps. Details can be found on USAPowerlifting.com

Drug Testing:

●  10% of the lifters will be drug tested at this event.

●  You must be drug free for at least 36 months prior to the date of this meet to be eligible to compete. Banned substances include but are not limited to anabolic steroids and growth hormones. The complete list of banned substances is available on the web site of the World Anti-Doping Agency (https://www.wada-ama.org/en).

Register Now! (Registration goes live on Oct 18th)